"Likewise..." Cid replied as they reached the Single Battle arena, a large square-shaped area with rows upon rows of seats lined up in all directions. The center was a large square of grass, divided into four smaller quadrants, each carefully outlined and split into two equally sized sides with a straight line in the middle. At the very center of each arena a semi-circle had been drawn one both sides of the middle line, creating a pok?ball symbol in the middle. All of these markings were, apparently, made with white chalk.
As the trainers were directed to their respective arenas, Cid caught a glimpse of the VIP seats, located at a point from which one could get a clear view of all four arenas and noticed a composed young man with light-blue, nearly white, hair that had a few grey stripes in it, who seemed to be looking directly at him for a moment. He was wearing a black trench coat and his eyes had a distinctly cold quality to them. Next to him, an equally cold looking Umbreon was standing guard. The person in question gave no indication of having stared at Cid however as he calmly turned his gaze elsewhere, but Cid couldn't help the feeling that the guy wasn't really all the interested in most of the people gathered.
The cheering of the crowd soon forced Cid's attention elsewhere however, as he assumed his place in the arena. He was in the first quarter so it seemed fair to assume that his battle against Sill would be held first. "Well..." Cid said for himself, taking a deep breath "...here goes."
